MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission is preparing to launch a statewide voter education campaign this fall that specifically targets high school students as well as the general public. The effort comes amid ongoing false claims made by former President Donald Trump and his supporters about how the 2020 election was run and its results. A memo prepared for a Friday meeting of the bipartisan commission says there […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Threats against election officials in the U.S. have risen to such a level that those attending a conference this week in Wisconsin were not given the agenda until after they arrived, were warned not to wear their name tags in public and were shuttled to an undisclosed location for trivia night. It's not just gatherings of election officials. Threats and the potential for violence have led […]
One of several people charged with voter fraud by Fond du Lac County District Attorney and Republican Attorney General candidate Eric J. Toney has been convicted. Lawrence Klug was convicted of Misdemeanor Election Fraud. A felony count was dismissed and read into the record. Toney says Klug illegally voted in Fond du Lac County in the November 2020 election, while he was residing outside of Fond du Lac County. Toney says Klug used a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State election officials are urging their colleagues around the U.S. to be open and transparent in confronting conspiracy theories and false information about how voting works. The advice from election administrators from Georgia, Ohio and Utah came Wednesday during a meeting of the National Association of State Election Directors. The group was meeting in Wisconsin, a state that continues to be a target of attempts by […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have erased regulations allowing Wisconsin election clerks to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes. The move marks another in a series of steps Republicans and conservative allies have taken to tighten voting procedures in the crucial swing state. Earlier this month, the conservative-controlled state Supreme Court ruled that absentee ballot box drops are illegal. Now Republicans are targeting an emergency rule the […]
One of the busiest intersections in the city of Fond du Lac will be closed starting Thursday. Fond du Lac Public Works director Paul DeVries says the Highway 23 /Pioneer Road intersection will be closed for five days starting Thursday July 21 for concrete paving work. The project includes a a slotted, left-turn lane along with a dedicated westbound right turn lane.
Republican congressman Glenn Grothman predicts high inflation will continue for at least a year and he blames federal spending programs during the pandemic. Grothman says he thinks the consumer price index is probably even higher than the 9.1 percent reported last week, and says inflation will only get worse. "All of it stems from excessive government spending," Grothman told WFDL news. "Anybody could have told the Biden people that. Right out […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold nearly 20 companies liable for allegedly contaminating the environment with a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Kaul, a Democrat, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Dane County circuit court. It names 18 companies as defendants including 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP and BASF Corporation. The lawsuit seeks punitive damages as well as reimbursement […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials say they don't know when they'll release their new wolf management plan after initially saying the document would be out this spring. The state Department of Natural Resources' current wolf management plan dates back to 1999 and calls for capping the population at 350 animals. Wolf hunt supporters have repeatedly cited that number as justification for higher quotas. The DNR announced online officials […]